No. 2,474 in Catalan
soterrani
"Basement" or "underground floor."
In a sentence
El soterrani de casa està ple de trastos vells.
The basement of the house is full of old stuff.
The word 'soterrani' is used here as a noun, denoting a basement, an underground level of a house or building.
Van soterrar un tresor al soterrani abans de marxar.
They buried a treasure in the basement before leaving.
Here, 'soterrani' again is a noun, referring to the location where the treasure was buried - an underground area.
Van construir un nou refugi al soterrani de l'edifici.
They built a new refuge in the basement of the building.
In this sentence, 'soterrani,' used as a noun, refers to the underground part of the building where the refuge is constructed.
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